FXUS64 KSJT 042310
AFDSJT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
510 PM CST THU DEC 4 2008


.DISCUSSION...
SEE BELOW FOR THE 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.

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.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 239 PM CST THU DEC 4 2008/

SHORT TERM...
STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD WITH CURRENT READINGS IN THE 40S.
ALSO...DEWPOINTS ARE VERY LOW WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS.
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. VERY LITTLE MODERATION FOR
HIGHS ON FRIDAY AS COLD AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE.

LONG TERM...
SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY
SATURDAY. WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO
MID 60S. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE INDICATING A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL SHORT WAVE AMPLIFYING IN NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK. SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
TEXAS MONDAY...WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY. THIS WILL HELP WARM HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 70S MONDAY. THEN NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS THE CWFA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTY
NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LITTLE
MOISTURE FOR THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TO WORK WITH SO GOING WITH A
DRY FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ABILENE 23 49 29 58 34 / 0 0 0 0 0
SAN ANGELO 23 49 28 64 33 / 0 10 0 0 0
JUNCTION 24 50 27 63 32 / 0 10 0 0 0

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.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
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